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General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Welcome to the General Knowledge Section of Free Time Learning. As we are aware General Knowledge (GK) is a very important area in all the competitive exams held in the country. Nowadays, a good knowledge of general awareness is very important in clearing any competitive and government recruitment examinations.

These General Knowledge Question are very important and usefull to UPSC, IAS/PCS, UPPSC, IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC, CGL, Railway, APPSC, TSPSC, KPSC, TNPSC, TPSC, UPPSC, MPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, UKPSC, MPSC, and other competitive exams.

1 .
World Sanskrit Day is observed annually on the occasion of which Indian festival?
A)
Onam
B)
Raksha Bandhan
C)
Ganesh Chaturthi
D)
Independence Day

Correct Answer :   Raksha Bandhan

The World Sanskrit Day, (also known as Sanskrit Diwas), is celebrated every year on Shraavanapoornima, that is the Poornima day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar, which is also marked as Raksha Bandhan. In 2021, this day is being observed on August 22, 2021.

Published On : August 24, 2021
2 .
Onam is the most revered and celebrated festival of ______.
A)
Bihar
B)
Telangana
C)
Karnataka
D)
Kerala

Correct Answer :   Kerala

Onam, the most revered and celebrated festival of Kerala, is celebrated every year by the Malayali community across the world. The 10-day long festival marks the beginning of harvest season as well as the appearance of the Vaman avatar of Lord Vishnu along with the homecoming of King Mahabali. The festival begins from Atham (Hasta) nakshatram, and ends on Thiruvonam (Shravana) nakshatram.

Published On : August 24, 2021
3 .
Who recently launched new peer-to-peer lending feature?
A)
DRDO
B)
CRED
C)
TRIFED
D)
NITI Aayog

Correct Answer :   CRED

Fintech platform CRED recently announced the launch of a new peer-to-peer lending feature called CRED Mint. In P2P lending, users sitting on idle money provide loans to potential borrowers identified by the service provider. These lenders then receive payments from the borrowers on a set basis — either one time, or in equated monthly instalments.

Published On : August 23, 2021
4 .
Which of the following notified as Central Drugs Laboratory for testing and batch release of vaccines?
A)
National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad
B)
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
C)
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Noida
D)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Correct Answer :   National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad

National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad notified as Central Drugs Laboratory for testing and batch release of vaccines.In public interest it is necessary to establish more facilities to regulate the testing of COVID-19 vaccines for quick release of vaccine batches for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection.

Published On : August 23, 2021
5 .
Which actor has won the “Best Performance Male (Feature)” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?
A)
Suriya Sivakumar
B)
Pankaj Tripathi
C)
Manoj Bajpayee
D)
Rajkummar Rao

Correct Answer :   Suriya Sivakumar

Suriya Sivakumar has won the “Best Performance Male (Feature)” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021.

Published On : August 22, 2021
6 .
Which film has won the “Best Feature Film” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?
A)
Ludo
B)
Sherni
C)
Soorarai Pottru
D)
The Great Indian Kitchen

Correct Answer :   Soorarai Pottru

Soorarai Pottru has won the “Best Feature Film” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021.

Published On : August 22, 2021
7 .
Which web series has won the “Best Series” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?
A)
Breathe 2
B)
Family Man 2
C)
Sacred Games 2
D)
Mirzapur Season 2

Correct Answer :   Mirzapur Season 2

Mirzapur Season 2 has won the “Best Series” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021.

Published On : August 22, 2021
8 .
Who among the following has won the “Best Actor in a Series” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021?
A)
Pankaj Tripathi
B)
Manoj Bajpayee
C)
Abhishek Bachchan
D)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Correct Answer :   Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee has won the “Best Actor in a Series” Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021.

Published On : August 22, 2021
9 .
Name the bank in UAE with which NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has tied up to launch the UPI facility in UAE?
A)
Mashreq Bank
B)
Emirates NBD
C)
Dubai Islamic Bank
D)
Union National Bank

Correct Answer :   Mashreq Bank

NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Mashreq Bank to launch the payment system facility of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in the UAE. Mashreq Bank is the oldest privately owned bank in the United Arab Emirates. This step will benefit the Indian tourists and who travel to UAE for business or leisure purposes to pay for their purchases using UPI-based mobile applications across shops and merchant stores in the UAE.

Published On : August 21, 2021
10 .
Who became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office?
A)
Morarji Desai
B)
Rajiv Gandhi
C)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D)
P. V. Narasimha Rao

Correct Answer :   Rajiv Gandhi

Nation has paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary on 20 August 2021. Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984. He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2, 1989.

Published On : August 21, 2021